Dutch association's affair (9)

I believe the answer is:

dalliance

'affair' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'dutch association's' is the wordplay.
'dutch' becomes 'd' (common abbreviation).
'association' becomes 'alliance' (I've seen this before).
'd'+'alliance'='DALLIANCE'

(Other definitions for dalliance that I've seen before include "Dawdling" , "A casual romance" , "Flirting" , "Toying - trifling - delay" , "Fling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.

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